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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE (~„ _ ~ /0 ~ ~-/ ~1~~ <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments Include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. <br />Scott Wanstedt of BME accompanied me on the inspection. The mine was not <br />producing coal at the time of the inspection as the longwall was being moved. The <br />weather was hot and clear and the ground was dry. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the necessary signs (including the mine ID signs, permit <br />boundary signs, refuse pile ID signs, subsoil stockpile signs and topsoil stockpile signs) <br />were properly displayed and in good condition. <br />Roads: The access road to the mine site is a paved road. The road was well <br />maintained and in good condition. <br />-The haul road to the refuse piles (RP-1, RP-2/3/4 and RP-Sa) was well maintained <br />and in good condition. The road appeared stable and there were no signs of <br />erosional problems. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -Pond RP-2/3 was dry. Both of the cells at the pond inlet were <br />dry. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. The <br />entire pond embankment was walked were no erosional problems noted. The east <br />cell of the pond has been cleaned out. The material from the cell was taken to <br />refuse pile RP-2/3/4 to be spread and compacted. <br />- Pond RP-4 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. The entire pond embankment was walked <br />were no erosional problems noted. <br />- Pond RP-Sa was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. The entire pond embankment was walked <br />were no erosional problems noted. <br />- Pond DP-1 contained water at a level just below the discharge pipe. The pond was <br />discharging at the time of the inspection (through a small decant pipe just below the <br />principle spillway). The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be <br />stable. There were no erosional problems on the pond embankment. The <br />emergency spillway was well maintained and stable. <br />-The roadside ditches along the mine access road and the haul road to the refuse <br />pile appeared to be stable and well maintained. <br />Processing Waste: -Refuse Pile RP-2/3/4 is currently being used for refuse disposal <br />(although none was being dumped or spread at the time of the inspection due to <br />the longwall move). There was no water pooling on the top of the pile and there did <br />not appear to be any springs or seeps coming from the pile. All of the gullying on the <br />east and north sides of the pile has been repaired. The material from the cleaning of <br />pond 2/3 has been placed on the top of the pile. <br />- All of the refuse from the temporary stockpile has been spread on Refuse Pile RP-5a. <br />The pile appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. There was no water <br />